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24 - 45

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	11	6	24
Atlanta Falcons	21	21	0	3	45

- Location:
  
  Georgia Dome
  Atlanta, Georgia
- Attendance:
  
  68,167

1st quarter

Team	Time	Play	TB	Atl
	08:12	Jacquizz Rodgers 1 yd run (Matt Bryant kick)	0	7
	03:30	Julio Jones 17 yd pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)	0	14
	03:04	Julio Jones 48 yd pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)	0	21

2nd quarter

Team	Time	Play	TB	Atl
	11:40	Michael Turner 1 yd run (Matt Bryant kick)	0	28
	10:43	Curtis Lofton 26 yd interception return (Matt Bryant kick)	0	35
	06:49	Michael Turner 81 yd run (Matt Bryant kick)	0	42
	02:04	Dezmon Briscoe 2 yd pass from Josh Freeman (Connor Barth kick)	7	42

3rd quarter

Team	Time	Play	TB	Atl
	04:19	Connor Barth 41 yd FG	10	42
	03:32	Elbert Mack 40 yd interception return (Kellen Winslow 2pt Pass from Josh Freeman)	18	42

4th quarter

Team	Time	Play	TB	Atl
	11:13	Dezmon Briscoe 5 yd pass from Josh Freeman (failed 2pt Rush)	24	42
	03:59	Matt Bryant 20 yd FG	24	45

Team Stats

	Tampa Bay	Atlanta
1st Downs	18	22
Total Yards	294	428
Passing	259	177
Passing Completions/Attempts	31/45	13/21
Yards/Pass	5.5	8.4
Rushing	35	251
Rushing Attempts	14	38
Yards/Rush	2.5	6.6
Turnovers	4	2
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions Thrown	3	1
Possession	29:52	30:08

Tampa Bay Passing

Player	COM	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Josh Freeman	31	45	274		2	3

Atlanta Passing

Player	COM	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Chris Redman	7	12	71		0	1
Matt Ryan	6	9	106		2	0

Tampa Bay Rushing

Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Josh Freeman	3	14		0	12
LeGarrette Blount	6	12		0	4
Josh Johnson	1	5		0	5
Mossis Madu	2	4		0	3
Kregg Lumpkin	2	0		0	2

Atlanta Rushing

Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Michael Turner	17	172		2	81
Jason Snelling	9	50		0	18
Jacquizz Rodgers	8	24		1	12
Julio Jones	1	9		0	9
Chris Redman	3	-4		0	-1

Tampa Bay Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dezmon Briscoe	8	53		2	9
Kellen Winslow	7	56		0	22
Kregg Lumpkin	5	27		0	12
Preston Parker	4	74		0	48
Mossis Madu	3	19		0	8
LeGarrette Blount	3	14		0	11
Mike Williams	1	31		0	31

Atlanta Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Julio Jones	4	76		2	48
Roddy White	4	69		0	23
Michael Palmer	1	7		0	7
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	5		0	5
Eric Weems	1	8		0	8
Jason Snelling	1	4		0	4
Tony Gonzalez	1	8		0	8

Tampa Bay Interceptions

Player	INT	INTYDS	INTTD
Elbert Mack	1	40	1

Atlanta Interceptions

Player	INT	INTYDS	INTTD
Darrin Walls	1	23	0
Dominique Franks	1	0	0
Curtis Lofton	1	26	1

Tampa Bay Tackles

Player	TAK	SACKS	AST	TOT
Larry Asante	6	0.0	1	7
Mason Foster	4	0.0	2	6
Ronde Barber	3	0.0	1	4
Elbert Mack	3	0.0	2	5
E.J. Biggers	3	0.0	1	4
Albert Haynesworth	3	0.0	0	3
Frank Okam	3	0.0	0	3
Da'Quan Bowers	2	0.0	0	2
Michael Bennett	2	0.0	0	2
Roy Miller	2	0.0	0	2
Ahmad Black	1	0.0	2	3
Myron Lewis	1	0.0	0	1
Tanard Jackson	1	0.0	0	1

Atlanta Tackles

Player	TAK	SACKS	AST	TOT
Curtis Lofton	8	0.0	6	14
Thomas DeCoud	6	0.0	2	8
Dominique Franks	3	0.0	2	5
Christopher Owens	2	0.0	3	5
Sean Weatherspoon	2	0.0	3	5
William Moore	2	0.5	4	6
Spencer Adkins	1	0.0	2	3
Lawrence Sidbury	1	0.0	0	1
Kroy Biermann	1	0.5	2	3
Jonathan Babineaux	1	0.0	1	2
Ray Edwards	1	0.0	0	1
John Abraham	1	1.0	0	1

Tampa Bay Kick Returning

Player	KRET	KRYDS	AVG	KRTD
Preston Parker	2	41		0
Micheal Spurlock	1	12		0

Atlanta Kick Returning

Player	KRET	KRYDS	AVG	KRTD

Tampa Bay Punt Returning

Player	PRET	PRYDS	AVG	PRTD
Micheal Spurlock	2	15		0

Atlanta Punt Returning

Player	PRET	PRYDS	AVG	PRTD
Eric Weems	1	9		0

Tampa Bay Punting

Player	PUNTS	YDS	LNG
Michael Koenen	3	149	60

Atlanta Punting

Player	PUNTS	YDS	LNG
Matt Bosher	2	101	58

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